Recommended Health Maintenance Schedule
At each visit, a developmental appraisal, interval history, and complete physical examination (including height and weight) are done. In addition, the following special procedures, laboratory tests, or immunizations are performed.
Note: Problems encountered during the routine screening exam are evaluated in-depth, usually at a separate visit.
Vaccination Information
Routine Vaccine and Lab Test Schedule
| 10 days** | ||
| 1 month | ||
| 2 month | Pediarix (DTaP-IPV-Hep B), Hib, Prevnar (PCV-15), Rotavirus | |
| 4 month | Pediarix (DTaP-IPV-Hep B), Hib, Prevnar (PCV-15), Rotavirus, | |
| 6 month | Pediarix (DTaP-IPV-Hep B), Prevnar (PCV-15) | |
| 9 month | Hgb | |
| 12 month | Lead, Varivax, Hep A, MMR | |
| 15 month | Hib, Prevnar (PCV-15) | |
| 18 month | DTaP, Hep A, Hgb | |
| 24 month | Lead | |
| 30 month | ||
| 3 years | MMR | |
| 4 years | Hearing/Vision Screen | Kinrix (DTaP & IPV), Varivax, Hgb |
| 5 years | Hearing/Vision Screen | |
| 6 years | Hearing/Vision Screen | Hgb |
| 7 years | Hearing/Vision Screen | |
| 8 years | Hearing/Vision Screen | Hgb |
| 9 years | Hearing/Vision Screen | |
| 10 years | Hearing/Vision Screen | Boostrix (Tdap), Hgb |
| 11 years | Hearing/Vision Screen | Menveo (MCV4), Hgb*, HPV |
| 12 years | Hearing/Vision Screen | Hgb, HPV |
| 13 years | Hearing/Vision Screen | Hgb*, HPV |
| 14 years | Hearing/Vision Screen | Hgb |
| 15 years | Hearing/Vision Screen | Hgb* |
| 16 years | Hearing/Vision Screen | Menveo (MCV4) Td, Hgb, GC/Chl |
| 17 years | Hearing/Vision Screen | Hgb*, GC/Chl |
| 18 years | Hearing/Vision Screen | Hgb/Hct, GC/Chl |
| 19 years | Hearing/Vision Screen | Hgb*, GC/Chl |
| 20 years | Hearing/Vision Screen | Hgb, GC/Chl |
| 21 years | Hearing/Vision Screen | Td, Hgb*, GC/Chl, PAP* |
| 22 years | Hearing/Vision Screen | Hgb*, GC/Chl |
Key
| Td | Diphtheria, Tetanus Toxoid (adult) [vaccine] |
| DTaP (Kinrix) | Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis [vaccine] |
| Tdap | Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis (adult) [vaccine] |
| Hep A | Hepatitis A [vaccine] |
| GC/Chl | Urethritis/STD screen for GC & Chlamydia |
| Hgb | Hemoglobin (Blood Count) |
| Hep B (HBV) | Hepatitis B [vaccine] |
| Hib | Vaccine against Hemophilus Meningitis, a cause of meningitis [vaccine] |
| HPV | Human Papillomavirus [vaccine] |
| IPV (Kinrix) | (Injectable Salk) Polio [vaccine] |
| MMR | Measles, Mumps, Rubella [vaccine] |
| Mn | Vaccine against Meningococcus, a cause of meningitis [vaccine] |
| Pap* | Papanicolou smear – gynecologic screening for cervical disease (young women only) |
| Pb | Lead screening blood test |
| PCV-15 (Prevnar) | Vaccine against Pneumococcus, a cause of Meningitis [vaccine] |
| Pn | Vaccine against Pneumococcal Meningitis |
| PPD | Mantoux tuberculosis test |
| Rotavirus | Rotavirus [vaccine] |
| Tdap | Tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis [vaccine] |
| Varicella | Chicken Pox [vaccine] |
Reminder: Vaccine combinations and names change periodically. These were accurate on the date of publication.
**Pleae note the "10 days" visit is not considered a "Well Child Care" appointment in regards to insurance billing, it is billed as an office visit. This is due to how insurance companies view the health care maintenance schedule.
